This extract from a 3 March 2005 NSA briefing acknowledges that the use of geolocation technology to facilitate drone strikes “represents the dawn of a new era”: see the Intercept article The NSA’s Secret Role in the U.S. Assassination Program, 10 February 2014.

﻿(S) New Tactical Collection System Joins the War on Terrorism (repost)
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Technical Advisor, Target Reconnaissance and Survey (S316)
Run Date: 03/03/2005
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